Author notes at the end

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Jeon Jungkook was a man on a mission. A man with a brand new directive.

The directive to win the heart of one Mister Kim Taehyung!

As Jungkook stepped into the cellar, he shook his head vigorously to dislodge a couple of leaves that had fallen into his hair, before he looked up and sniffed lightly.

His face scrunched as the familiar dinge of the prison hit his nostrils. Cleaner and clearer than the smell of the land he'd just departed, but in his opinion, far more unpleasant.

He couldn't wait to get his mate and get out of this place.

But first...

Jungkook turned around and inspected the mirror, and saw the men in blue still scouring the clearing. Jungkook had easily slipped by them undetected, but he could tell they were guards of some sort. He'd had enough run ins with authorities in his lifetime to know, and right now, they were far too close for his liking.

He trailed his fingers over the ornate wooden frame, until he came across a circular disc carving of two partially opened doors. It looked misaligned with the curved groove it was meant to fit into.

The on switch.

Evidently the Prince had disturbed it somehow when he'd discovered it.

Carefully, so as not to break it, Jungkook moved the disc back into place, watching as the picture of the clearing ebbed away until he was faced with his own reflection.

He took a second to look upon the blessing of his superior DNA.

Hot body? Check.

Hot man? Check.

Angel with the worlds most sensual voice, perfect golden hued skin and face that put the stars to shame, hanging off the hot body of said hot man?

A work in progress.

With his lovely little mate in mind, Jungkook leaned away from the image and breathed in deeply, scenting the air for him.

But there was something wrong.

The world around Jungkook fell silent and his senses sizzled. An inexplicable cold shooting through his veins. His heart smashing hard against his ribcage.

What is this?

It took him a few moments to recognise the feeling for what it was...

Fear.

His own, and unlike any version of fear he'd ever felt before.

Which meant only one thing.

Taehyung was in trouble.

Jungkook's composure melted away. A worried growl ripping from his lips and his dark eyes blazing to silver as he bolted from the room.

Taehyung wrapped his arms tightly around his torso, making himself as small as possible, as yet another hand snatched through the air trying to grab him as he passed.

He glanced to the side, letting out a strangled sound of surprise, when he found a prisoner with reptile-like eyes and fangs looking out at him from his cell.

"Hello, pretty," the man-lizard hissed. "You look like you could do with a good suck and slither."

With a shudder, he averted his eyes and kept walking. Taehyung had no idea where Seokjin was leading them- he just knew he needed out.

He wanted to go home, he wanted to leave this place. He didn't belong here. It terrified him to no end to know that they were in a prison full of monsters.

Up ahead, Namjoon was seemingly faring a bit better but still walking a bit funny in his cuffs and startling at every little noise. It didn't stop him from badgering the bemused Prince beside him with questions though.

"Does the Ninth Kingdom have Unicorns?"

"All kingdoms have Unicorns."

"What about Hobbits. You got Hobbits? The ring of power? Smeagol!?"

"..."

"How about Mutants? DC or Marvel, doesn't matter which- What was that!?"

"Footsteps."

"Whose?"

"Yours."

"Oh..."

Behind them, a cell rattled and Taehyung yelped so Seokjin let out a sigh and side-eyed his companion.

"You have to check on Taehyung and see how he's faring."

"Ay?... Don't worry he's fine," Namjoon dismissed, still looking around but then jumped with a "Yah!" when Seokjin nipped at his elbow.

"It wasn't a request." Seokjin said pointedly before swinging his gaze back to the front.

Namjoon blinked a little in surprise at the Prince's bossy countenance but followed his orders anyway, glancing back at Taehyung over his shoulder.

"Uh- Tae, you good bro?" he called out.

Taehyung grimaced, rubbed his hands up and down his arms and looked at the ground in misery.

"I'm fine," he gritted out, and Namjoon quickly nodded and turned back around.

"See, I told you. He said he's fine." he relayed and Seokjin softly snorted but kept his eyes trained ahead.

"Are you sure you and Taehyung are brothers by blood?" he asked and Namjoon pulled his interest away from his surroundings to look at him questioningly.

"If you're asking if we have the same parents, then yes. Why?"

"Well, from what I gather so far about Taehyung he is a highly astute and sensitive boy, whilst you on the other hand seem to have the combined emotional intelligence of a knife and fork."

Namjoon's steps stuttered to a stop. "What is that supposed to mean?"

There was another snort - louder this time as the Prince stopped and eyed him again. "Kim Namjoon, did you or did you not make a wish that you could understand everything I was saying?"

"Yeah, so?"

"So if I were you, manservant, I'd get my coin back from whatever genie you bartered that wish from because it's clearly not working as intended."

Namjoon's eyes expanded as the doggy Prince then stuck his nose into the air then turned around. His tail waving high behind as he walked off without him.

As Taehyung caught up to his brother, he stopped too, eyes darting with concern between him and the Prince. "What is it? What did he say? Are we going the wrong way? Is someone coming?"

A tinge of red travelled up Namjoon's neck to his face." No, worse!" he exclaimed in affront. "That dog... He just... Called me his manservant!"

Taehyung pressed his lips together into a firm line and gave his brother a short look before brushing past him.

Namjoon righted himself then followed as Seokjin turned them into another corridor with more rows of cells but the doors were sturdier, and on these ones hung signs with prisoners names and crimes of them. They also had no bars which meant you couldn't see any of the occupants within - much to Taehyung's immense relief.

Namjoon read one of the signs in passing.

Nαɱҽ : Sԋσσƙყ ƚԋҽ Cҽɳƚαυɾ
Cɾιɱҽ : Hσɾʂιɳɠ αɾσυɳԃ
Sҽɳƚҽɳƈҽ : 18 ɱσɳƚԋʂ

"Eighteen months for horsing around?" he voiced incredulously. "Seems a bit harsh don't you think?"

"Unlike your primitive land, our Kingdom holds the safety and welfare of our people in the highest regard." Seokjin called back and Namjoon leaned over to his brothers ear.

"What crapped in his royal bento box?" he whispered, nudging Taehyung who flinched and covered the spot with his hand.

"I can't understand him like you can, Joon."

"Hah, well count yourself lucky cos this wish is becoming the most annoying one yet. I swear, if I ever see that Jungkook kid again I'm gonna beat his ass," Namjoon griped and Taehyung frowned, feeling a bit weird as they turned into another corridor with only one open cell at the end of it.

"I don't feel very well," Taehyung said, starting to rub his chest slowly as they neared the door and Namjoon gave him a distracted smile then jogged up to Seokjin.

"What's in this room?" he asked, looking around as they both entered the cell and its small surroundings, leaving Taehyung outside.

There was a fancy looking chair in the middle of it and a dog bowl in the corner but nothing else.

"It's my step-sisters cell," Seokjin answered as he sniffed and circled. "I have to get her scent so I can find her. Look-" He nudged the dog bowl with his nose. "-this belongs to the dog that has got my body. It's outrageous!"

Namjoon glanced outside at Taehyung who was clutching the wall, knuckles white and swaying slightly, seeming more and more out of it.

"Are you all right?" Namjoon asked as Taehyung swayed even more but caught himself by leaning his forehead against the door frame.

"I'm fine... I just need a little air. I'll be right back."

"Okay," Namjoon replied. "We'll be out in a minute."

Taehyung nodded and pushed himself off the door frame and twisted around, taking a couple faltering steps away from the cell before something hit him square in the nose, and suddenly he was surrounded by a chalky pink substance and his consciousness began to fade.

Namjoon looked back just in time to see Taehyung collapse to the floor with the Three Pixies standing over him.

"Tae! Get away from him!" he yelled and hurried to the door but it was slammed shut in his face. He could just make out a chorus of cackles through the metal as he rammed into it with his shoulder, the cuffs making things awkward.

"Tae!?" he hollered, "Taehyung can you hear me!? What's happening!? Seokjin!"

Namjoon spun around but jerked his gaze around in disbelief when he found the Prince had disappeared.

He was locked inside the cell of a fairytale prison, his brother was unconscious at the mercy of make believe creatures, and now the only one who knew anything about anything has POOFED into thin air!?

Just as Namjoon was about to curse like a sailor he noticed Seokjin's head pop out sheepishly from beneath the chair.

"I wasn't scared," Seokjin announced. "I just... smelled something interesting under here and went to inspect it."

Namjoon gawked at him. "You want to help me out with this door, Oh brave and noble Prince!?"

"I don't have thumbs and besides it's locked," Seokjin pointed out dryly as he crawled the rest of the way out then sat up.

"Well we can't do nothing! Taehyung's in trouble out there!"

"Correction, manservant. Taehyung has been put to sleep and is in the hands of three idiot Pixies who would lose their own noses if they weren't attached. He will be fine. You, however, have been locked inside the Evil Queen's cell, and the prison guards who are due to wake up any minute, will find you in here then likely blame you and behead you for her escape. If you're going to worry about anyone, worry about yourself."

Namjoon's jaw practically dropped to the floor.

Well... Shit.

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Quiz - Did you catch the song reference?

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Summary for the title fairytale...

Sleeping Beauty - The Brothers Grimm

Once upon a time a king and a queen lived and they wanted a child but they could never have one. The situation started changing the day the queen met a frog that promised her that in a year she would give birth to a girl. The royal couple got a daughter and they were so happy that they decided to throw a big party. They invited the fairies that lived in their kingdom to the christening. The custom was that each fairy wishes something beautiful for the child. Except for the mentioned fairies, everybody had forgotten an old one. Full of anger and hatred she went to the castle. The servants set up a table but they've only put 12 plates and there was 13 fairies. The good fairies said their wishes and then the old one showed up. She said a horrible curse and threatened that the girl will stab herself at the age of 15 on a spindle and die. Everyone was left speechless. Then a good fairy said her spell. She could not undo the curse but she could ease it. She wished that the girl instead of dying fells asleep and that after a 100 years of sleep a prince will come and wake her up from the eternal sleep. The fairy admitted that the girl can only be rescued by a true loves kiss. Despite the fact that The sleeping beauty was not supposed to die the king got so scared that he order the kingdom to burn all of the spindles. When the princess turned 15 she was left alone for a while and started to investigate the castle. Wandering through the castle she ran into an old women who was working with a spindle. She was curious and wanted to try it herself and that's how the curse came to life. The sleeping beauty fell asleep for a 100 years. The whole kingdom fell asleep with the princess. Everything stopped and even the flies were frozen in time. The castle got surrounded by weeds and the story of the sleeping princess began to spread around. Brave princes came to wake her up but they did not succeed in it because of the thick vegetation around the castle that took a few lives. After 100 years a brave young man came to the city and wanted to visit the castle everyone were talking about. His presence had a different effect on the vegetation that started moving and blossoming. When he entered the castle he saw servant sleeping and walking through the castle he finally found the princess. One look was enough for him to fall in love and his kiss woke her up. With the princess, the whole kingdom woke up and the life started from where it stopped. The prince and princess lived happily ever after.

| Named for Taehyung & his trip to dreamland |